Charles Clark (judge)

Charles Clark
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office October 1, 1981 – January 15, 1992
Preceded by	John Cooper Godbold
Succeeded by	Henry Anthony Politz
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office October 17, 1969 – January 15, 1992
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Claude Feemster Clayton
Succeeded by	James L. Dennis
Personal details
Born	Charles Clark (1925-09-12)September 12, 1925 Memphis, Tennessee
Died	March 6, 2011(2011-03-06) (aged 85) Madison, Mississippi
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of Mississippi (LLB)

Charles Clark (September 12, 1925 – March 6, 2011) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He is, as of 2019, the highest ranking judicial official from Mississippi since Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II served on the United States Supreme Court in 1893.^[1]